Super Bowl Trivia Quiz # 52
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NFL by the Numbers - What quarterback threw 5 interceptions in Super Bowl XXXVII?
The correct answer is 'Rich Gannon'
Three of Gannon's five interceptions resulted in defensive touchdowns.
Super Bowl Question 2
Super Bowl XLI - Who played middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears?
The correct answer is 'Brian Urlacher'
Brian Urlacher was the leader of the Chicago Bears defense.
Super Bowl Question 3
Know Your Super Bowl Matchups - A rarity in sports, but Joe Namaith proved the critics wrong by saying he guaranteed a victory in the Super Bowl. His NY Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in that game. Which Super Bowl did this bold prediction occur in?
The correct answer is 'Super Bowl III'
Broadway Joe reigned supreme and silenced his critics when the Jets defeat the Colts in Super Bowl III. This was the first NFL championship for the NY Jets.
Super Bowl Question 4
Super Bowls XI-XX - The 17th Super Bowl was played at the Rose Bowl. Who won Super Bowl XVII?
The correct answer is 'Washington Redskins'
In the strike season of 1982, only nine games were played. The top eight teams in the conference had a tournament to see who would represent their league in the Super Bowl. The Redskins and Dolphins won their league tournement and played in the Super Bowl. The Redskins beat the Dolphins 27-17. Joe Gibbs was the winning coach, and John Riggins of the Redskins was the MVP.
Super Bowl Question 5
Tennessee Players - Which former Vol has not won a Super Bowl?
The correct answer is 'Shaun Ellis'
Coleman won with the Buccaneers, White with the Packers, and Lewis with the Ravens.
Super Bowl Question 6
NFL for Dummies Again - With my fourth season in the NFL in 2003, I led the league in rushing with my 2,066 yards. I joined an elite group including Eric Dickerson and O.J. Simpson. In 2000, I rushed for 102 yards in the Super Bowl win against the Giants, but in the 2003 playoffs, I only rushed for 35 yards in a loss to Tennessee. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Jamal Lewis'
Lewis had played his college at Tennessee before coming to the NFL. In April 2004, Lewis was imbroiled in a drug conspiracy case.
Super Bowl Question 7
Super Bowl Quarterbacks - What record previously held by Daryle Lamonica, Joe Namath, Joe Montana, and David Woodley, did Dan Marino of the Miami Dolphins break in Super Bowl XIX, in just his second NFL season?
The correct answer is 'Youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl'
Bart Starr (33) and Len Dawson (31) started the first Super Bowl, making it easy for Lamonica, 26 years old at the time, to become the youngest Super Bowl quarterback when he started Super Bowl II for the Oakland Raiders. After that, the record for youngest Super Bowl quarterback was held by Joe Namath (25 when his Jets won Super Bowl III), Joe Montana (25 when he led his 49ers over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI), and David Woodley (24 when his Dolphins lost Super Bowl XVII to the Redskins). Dan Marino, at 23 years and four months, broke Woodley's record, although his Dolphins lost to Montana's 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. Montana remained the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl for almost 20 years, until Tom Brady (24) and Ben Roethlisberger (23 years and 11 months) passed that standard.
Super Bowl Question 8
Football Flakes - My NFL career started in the 1970s. It's a good thing that I was a Super Bowl MVP and Hall of Fame running back. Otherwise, people might remember me more for things like shaving my hair into a mohawk, missing an entire season because I felt like it, getting drunk at a congressional dinner and embarrassing a Supreme Court justice - the list could go on and on. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'John Riggins'
Riggins joined the New York Jets in 1971 out of the University of Kansas. He was known on the Jets as much for his outlandish afro (later turned into an outlandish mohawk) and outspoken ways as he was for his talent. He signed with the Washington Redskins in 1976 and had four below-average years there. When he wasn't happy with the Redskins' 1980 contract offer, he "retired" from football and returned to his Kansas farm. After meeting new Redskins coach Joe Gibbs in 1981, he returned to the team, saying "I'm bored, I'm broke, I'm back." With the 1981-1985 Redskins, Riggins was at his peak, often rushing 30 or more times per game and helping the team control the ball and the clock. Perhaps his most famous moment came at a 1985 banquet in Washington, at which he had too much to drink and told Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who was seated at his table, "Loosen up Sandy baby, you're too tight!" before passing out. He sent her flowers to apologize, and O'Connor later presented Riggins with flowers when he made his acting debut with a Washington theater company.
Super Bowl Question 9
NFL Super Stumpers - Which of the following players was NOT a Super Bowl MVP?
The correct answer is 'Bob Griese'
Though Griese started for the Dolphins in Super Bowls VII and VIII, he was MVP of neither. Scott was MVP of Super Bowl VII, Biletnikoff was MVP of Super Bowl XI and Howard was MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
Super Bowl Question 10
Super Bowled Over - Who were the two finalists of Super Bowl XII?
The correct answer is 'Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos'
The Cowboys beat the Broncos by 27-10, on January 15th, 1978.